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...CRYSTALLIZING THE CHARACTERSCusack plays Charlie Arglist, a mob lawyer who, as the narrative begins, has just conducted an apparently successful heist of $2 million on Christmas Eve. The victim is Bill Guerrard (Randy Quaid), the Godfather of the Kansas City crime syndicate. His partner in crime is alpha male Vic Cavanaugh (Billy Bob Thornton, in a sly reversal of the accomplice role from “A Simple Plan”), who may be playing on Charlie’s insecurities for his own agenda.Arglist’s insecurities may remind viewers of the “Cusack Character...
...filled with swamp snakes, blue-tongue lizards and wobbegongs (carpet sharks) would still experience itchy adolescent ennui: the desire for something--anything--to happen. But that's exactly what Winton deftly captures in his linked collection, set in the hardscrabble whaling town of Angelus, in Western Australia. We follow Vic, the most developed of the characters in the book, as he confronts the quagmire of family, the bitterness of pride, his own prickly regrets and the impossible, inescapable Australian landscape. It turns out he has more to fear from the dangers lurking within himself than anything found in the bush...
...nearly sold-out houses in Los Angeles, Seattle, Chicago and Palm Beach, Fla.; are running in Fort Lauderdale for most of January; and will finish in Washington on Feb. 2. Founded in 1953 by Tyrone Guthrie, the Stratford company prides itself on echoing the style of Britain's Old Vic of the 1940s, which in turn derived from an earlier era. Stratford productions sprawl grandly. The stage spills over with bodies, and even walk-ons are played by seasoned performers. Directors seem concerned more with creating stage pictures than with unearthing moments of character revelation. There is scant search...
...only have the location for so long - constantly tapping on your shoulder going, 'This could suck.' Whereas in theater, I've never really felt that kind of pressure." Especially when he's not directing. British director David Grindley (fresh from directing Kevin Spacey in National Anthems at the Old Vic) is calling the shots for the world premiere of Some Girl(s), which opened May 24 at London's Gielgud Theatre and stars former Friend David Schwimmer as a man who, on the eve of his wedding, is compelled to have a final heart-to-heart with four ex-girlfriends...
...recommend a doctor who can advise on the pros and cons of surgery for a separated shoulder. (King obliges with the names of two former guests.) Another call consists only of a disembodied recording of the opening theme from a 1960s TV series. (King identifies it: Combat, starring Vic Morrow.) All in a night's work...